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Amish sect found guilty of hate crimes in beard cutting

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Amish bishop and 15 followers were convicted of hate crime charges in Ohio Thursday for a series of beard-cutting attacks against those they deemed had strayed from the faith. Federal prosecutors argued that Samuel Mullet — who considered himself a god above the law — unleashed…

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Ohio Amish plead not guilty in beard-cutting case

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Sixteen members of a US Amish community accused of carrying out a string of beard and hair-cuttings against religious rivals have pleaded not guilty and are set to go on trial in August. The defendants — 10 men and six women — refused to speak to media after their afternoon…

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Four U.S. women charged in Amish beard-cutting attacks

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WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted four more women over a rash of bizarre beard-cutting incidents against fellow Amish in Ohio, the US Justice Department said Wednesday. A total of 16 people — 10 men and six women — have now been accused in what prosecutors called five…

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Twelve indicted over Amish beard-cutting attacks

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WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted 12 members of a breakaway Amish group over a rash of bizarre beard-cutting incidents against fellow Amish in Ohio, the US Justice Department said Tuesday. In a statement, it linked the accused — including the leader of the group and two women…

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